Homicide Watch Trenton

Trenton police are saying 17-year-old Joshua Moore was being chased before he was gunned down on Reservoir Street and Pennington Avenue Monday night.

Around 8:00 p.m. Moore was driving in a red van on Reservoir and Frazier Streets when the suspect or suspects in an unknown vehicle fired on the van.

Moore tried to elude his pursuers until he ran a stop sign and crashed into a passing motorist in a Silver Sedan.

After the crash, the suspect exited his or her vehicle and shot Moore several times. He was declared dead at the scene. Lt. Steven Varn said the other survivors in the crash sustained minor injuries, but declined to release their identities or which vehicle they were riding in.

Following the shooting, the body remained inside the vehicle during the initial stages of the investigation.
“The body remained inside the vehicle until forensics could process the scene,” Varn said.
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A city man has become Trenton’s 23rd homicide victim of 2012 after he was shot and then involved in a car accident near the Union Baptist Church.

The shooting happened in the area of Route 31 and Reservoir Street around 8:00 p.m.

A silver car had noticeable damage to its front end and a red car was on a front lawn in the northeast corner of the intersection.

The body remained in the car for a period of time before being removed by the Trenton fire department. It is unknown which vehicle the victim was in.

A woman was in the vehicle with the victim and was taken to Trenton police headquarters for questioning. She did not sustain any injuries.

The exact circumstances of the shooting and the accident have not been released by police.

TRENTON — A city man charged with fatally stabbing his wife and dumping her body in a Hamilton cemetery in 2009 was sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter.

Clarence Kelsey, 69, looked disheveled and withdrawn when seated in the Mercer County courtroom wearing a bright orange jumpsuit, in handcuffs, with shackles on his legs. He smiled brightly at his defense attorney, Nicole Carlo, and thanked her for all her hard work after the sentence was read.
In September, Kelsey pleaded guilty to stabbing his wife to death.
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By SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN
Staff Writer
TRENTON — At-large murder suspect William Marshall, who was wanted for the Nov. 16 homicide of his ex-girlfriend Ruschell Fireall, was arrested Monday afternoon in Atlanta, according to Trenton Police Director Ralph Rivera Jr.

“He was picked up today in Atlanta, Ga., by U.S. Marshals and local authorities,” Rivera said Monday night of the arrest of Marshall. “U.S. Marshals had been looking at investigative leads on him over the last several days.”
The officers nabbed Marshall inside a residential household on the 3800 block of Camp-Creek Parkway, according to Rivera.
“He gave a little resistance. He tried to avoid police apprehension, and I believe he had to be Tasered to arrest,” Rivera said of Marshall. “My understanding was that he was unarmed.”
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TRENTON — A city man has been indicted by a Mercer County grand jury for the fatal stabbing of another man during a bar brawl three years ago.
Curtis Brittingham, 24, was indicted on Nov. 14 for allegedly stabbing and killing 21-year-old Tito Glover outside Dee Dee’s Lounge on Sept. 5, 2009.

Glover was allegedly involved in a brawl that spilled out onto Brunswick Avenue early that morning.
Brittingham, officials allege, stabbed Glover once in the abdomen with a knife.
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Trenton police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of Emilio Lopez and have issued a warrant for the arrest of William Marshall in connection to the murder of Ruschell Fireall.

Lopez, 34, was killed on the 100 block of Kent Street in what was initially reported as a stabbing, but police later learned he had been fatally shot.
Witnesses reported that a van had pulled up and someone shot Lopez at point-blank range.
Det. Brian Egan along with Det. Tony Abarno of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office were assigned to the case and spent the weekend canvassing for witnesses and reviewed video surveillance.  
The detectives, with the assistance of detectives Ryan Woodhead and Jason Snyder and officers Jonathan Woodhead and Luis Vega, had enough information to arrest Trenton residents Roberto Cruz, 31, Jose Rivera, 19 and Kenneth Rivera, 19.
They were each charged with murder and weapons offenses. The case is still an ongoing investigation.
Marshall is accused of chasing Fireall, his ex-girlfriend, until she parked her car on the sidewalk of the 300 block of Pennington Avenue.
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There have been two homicides in two separate incidents Friday.

The first one occurred just before 11:00 p.m. the 300 block of Pennington Avenue, by the Super Food grocery store.
Police have confirmed the homicide, but released no further information.
A silver vehicle was seen up on the sidewalk  and crashed into a fence. A witness in the area said he saw an elderly woman being taken away by paramedics at the scene. She appeared to be conscious and talking.

The second one occurred around 11:45 p.m. on Kent and Division streets.
Police who were guarding the scene of the earlier homicide rushed to the scene of the second.

A man was shot* in the street near the hood of a parked vehicle.  A resident in the area said he had heard some commotion that sounded like the victim was running from his attacker. The man was taken to the Capital Health Regional Medical Center, but did not survive.

*Police initially reported this homicide as a stabbing, but later determined the victim was killed by a gunshot fired at close range.

From the Nov. 15 edition of the Trentonian:

WILLINGBORO - Carl Kion Batie, 1985-2012, son of Elaine Batie and the late Carl Derry Jr. was born March 3, 1985, in Trenton. He departed this life suddenly on Nov. 11, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center. “Kion” as he was affrectionately known by family and friends was a lifelong Trenton resident before moving to Willingboro. He was a graduate of Trenton Central High School, class of 2003. He began working at the Mercer County Correction Center in Lambertville in 2007. In May 2008 Kion was a cadet in the first class to complete the Mercer County Police Academy’s Correction Officer Training Program. He was dedicated to his job and was highly respected by all who worked with him. During his spare time he enjoyed caring for his dogs, spending time with his brothers, traveling, partying and riding ATVs.
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A fundraiser for the family of Carl Batie will be held at The Big Easy on 120 South Warren St. Friday night at 8:00 p.m. Portions of the $15 cover charge will go to the Batie family and the event will feature a live performance from Sonny and Company featuring Lemmy. To find additional information, visit the event’s facebook page.

The New Jersey State Policeman’s Benevolent Association is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot and killed Carl Batie, a Mercer County Corrections officer.

Batie was killed on Nov. 11 at Baldassari’s Regency in Chambersburg when a gunman fired from the parking lot up onto the second floor balcony.

Anyone with information can call Trenton police at 609-989-4000 or contact Crime Stoppers at 609-278-8477, or texting to 274637 with the keyword “TCTIPS,” or submitting a tip online at trentoncrimestoppers.com.